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The Philips Semiconductors SCC2692 Dual Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (DUART) which is compatible with the SCN2681. It is a single-chip CMOS-LSI communications device that provides two full-duplex asynchronous receiver/transmitter channels in a single package. It interfaces directly with microprocessors and may be used in a polled or interrupt driven system.
The operating mode and data format of each channel can be programmed independently. Additionally, each receiver and transmitter can select its operating speed as one of eighteen fixed baud rates, a 16X clock derived from a programmable counter/timer, or an external 1X or 16X clock. The baud rate generator and counter/timer can operate directly from a crystal or from external clock inputs. The ability to independently program the operating speed of the receiver and transmitter make the DUART particularly attractive for dual-speed channel applications such as clustered terminal systems.
Each receiver is quadruply buffered to minimize the potential of receiver over-run or to reduce interrupt overhead in interrupt driven systems. In addition, a flow control capability is provided to disable a remote DUART transmitter when the receiver buffer is full.
Also provided on the SCC2692 are a multipurpose 7-bit input port and a multipurpose 8-bit output port. These can be used as general purpose I/O ports or can be assigned specific functions (such as clock inputs or status/interrupt outputs) under program control.
Programmable data format
? 5 to 8 data bits plus parity
? Odd, even, no parity or force parity
? 1, 1.5 or 2 stop bits programmable in 1/16-bit increments
Programmable baud rate for each receiver and transmitter selectable from:
? 22 fixed rates: 50 to 115.2k baud
? Non-standard rates to 115.2Kb
? Non-standard user-defined rate derived from programmable counter/timer
? External 1X or 16X clock
Programmable channel mode
? Normal (full-duplex)
? Automatic echo
? Local loopback
? Remote loopback
? Multidrop mode (also called ?wake-up? or ?9-bit?)
Multi-function 7-bit input port
? Can serve as clock or control inputs
? Change of state detection on four inputs
? Inputs have typically >100k pull-up resistors
Multi-function 8-bit output port
? Individual bit set/reset capability
? Outputs can be programmed to be status/interrupt signals
Versatile interrupt system
? Single interrupt output with eight maskable interrupting conditions
? Output port can be configured to provide a total of up to six separate wire-ORable interrupt outputs
Programmable data format
? 5 to 8 data bits plus parity
? Odd, even, no parity or force parity
? 1, 1.5 or 2 stop bits programmable in 1/16-bit increments
Programmable baud rate for each receiver and transmitter selectable from:
? 22 fixed rates: 50 to 115.2k baud
? Non-standard rates to 115.2Kb
? Non-standard user-defined rate derived from programmable counter/timer
? External 1X or 16X clock
Programmable channel mode
? Normal (full-duplex)
? Automatic echo
? Local loopback
? Remote loopback
? Multidrop mode (also called ?wake-up? or ?9-bit?)
Multi-function 7-bit input port
? Can serve as clock or control inputs
? Change of state detection on four inputs
? Inputs have typically >100k pull-up resistors
Multi-function 8-bit output port
? Individual bit set/reset capability
? Outputs can be programmed to be status/interrupt signals
Versatile interrupt system
? Single interrupt output with eight maskable interrupting conditions
? Output port can be configured to provide a total of up to six separate wire-ORable interrupt outputs